PM Modi highlights RSS’ role in nation-building, releases commemorative coin and postage stamp

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday emphasized the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) role in India’s cultural and national unity, patriotism, and national character formation. He highlighted the organization’s contributions to society, including education, health, social welfare, and disaster relief.

The Prime Minister also praised the RSS’ “nation-first” approach and its emphasis on discipline, self-restraint, courage, and heroism.

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As part of the RSS centenary celebrations, PM Modi released a specially designed commemorative postage stamp and coin to honor the organization’s contributions to the nation. The coin features Bharat Mata’s image, inscribed for the first time in Indian currency history, along with the RSS motto “Rashtriya Swaha, Idam Rashtriya, Idam Na Mama,” meaning “Everything is dedicated to the nation, everything is the nation’s, nothing is mine”. This gesture marks a significant recognition of the RSS’s contributions to society and patriotism.

“This is the first time in the history of India that Bharat Mata’s image has been carved onto a coin,” Modi said, emphasizing the significance of the gesture. The postage stamp commemorates the historic participation of RSS swayamsevaks in the 1963 Republic Day Parade.

Addressing the RSS centenary celebrations, PM Modi praised the organization’s glorious 100-year journey, calling it an “extraordinary example of sacrifice, selfless service, nation-building, and discipline”. He highlighted RSS’ role in nation-building, character development, and serving every section of society. “The establishment of RSS on Dussehra 100 years ago was not just a coincidence. This was the resurrection of a tradition which had been continuing for thousands of years,” Modi added.

PM Modi also emphasized the RSS’ role in India’s cultural and national unity, patriotism, and national character formation. He highlighted the organization’s contributions to society, including education, health, social welfare, and disaster relief. PM Modi also praised the RSS’ “nation-first” approach and its emphasis on discipline, self-restraint, courage, and heroism.

PM Modi also paid tribute to RSS’s founder, KB Hedgewar, praising his dedication to national service. “It is the fortune of the volunteers of our generation that we have the opportunity to witness such a great occasion as the centenary year of the Sangh. On this occasion today, I extend my best wishes to the millions of volunteers dedicated to national service and congratulate them. I pay my humble tribute at the feet of the founder of the Sangh, our revered ideal, the most worshipful Dr. Hedgewar ji,” he said.

Extending his best wishes to millions of volunteers dedicated to national service, PM Modi said, “It is the fortune of the volunteers of our generation that we have the opportunity to witness a great occasion like the centenary year of the Sangh. On this occasion today, I extend my best wishes to the millions of volunteers dedicated to national service and congratulate them.

Asserting that he was feeling immensely proud to be a part of RSS, PM Modi said, “The glorious 100-year journey of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is an extraordinary example of sacrifice, selfless service, nation-building, and discipline. I am feeling immensely proud to be a part of the RSS centenary celebration.”

Also speaking at the occasion RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale noted that tomorrow’s Vijaya Dashmi holds a special place in the journey of RSS as it steps into its 101st year. The event was attended by senior RSS officials and government dignitaries, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s history.